After numerous attempts, Andrés is still determined to cross over to the United States at the Tijuana border in search of a better life. While in Tijuana, he ends up befriending two women, Cata and Ela, who run a convenience store, and each time he is sent back to Mexico, he returns to the comfort of their friendship.

DIRECTOR (Rigoberto Pérezcano, Mexico. 1972)

Rigoberto Perezcano was born in Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico. He has directed documentaries, with which he learned the art of filmmaking. He has always been in awe with the dramatic and fictional possibilities that lie within the genre. His film XV in Zaachila participated in different festivals, receiving various national and international awards. In 2001, he worked as an intern for Rockefeller-MacArthur Ford to write the script of the proyct titled “Carmín Tropical”. He is currently an intern of the “Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte”(National System of Art Creators). Norteado is his first fictional movie, and it has participated in the 14th edition of “Construction Film” in the San Sebastian Cinema Festival. The movie won three awards: “Industry Award”, “Spanish Television Award”, and “Casa América Award”.

FESTIVALS

Toronto International Film Festival San Sebastian International Film Festival Vancouver International Film Festival Chicago International Film Festival Middle Eastern International Film Festival AFI LA Film Festival Starz Denver International Film Festival Thessaloniki International Film Festival Bratislava International Film Festival Marrakech International Film Festival La Habana International Film Festival Palm Spring International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Fribourg International Film Festival Miami International Film Festival AFI Dallas International Film Festival Las Americas International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival BACIFI, Cinema Novo Festival Internacional de Cine Festivalíssimo River Run International Film Festival Munich International Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival Sarajevo International Film Festival Lima International Film Festival Cali International Film Festival Fine Arts International Film Festival Chungmuro​​ International Film Festival Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival Haifa International Film Festival Osnabrueck Filmfest San Juan International Film Festival Cinemaissí, 2 - en -1 Carthage International Film Festival Canberra International Film Festival Exground International Film Festival Brussels International Film Festival Ljubljana International Film Festival Cork International Film Festival India International Film Festival Kerala International Film Festival Garda Film Festival Gales "One World” International Film Festival